Stocker Trout Fishing News

Has been a busy work week but we did make it to Denison Dam Saturday for another round of fishing. Brought the 6-weight Switch Rod, lots of Clouser Minnows, and the dip net to catch Shad. Last time we were here, the fish were only taking Shad and did not want our Clouser Minnows. So, just in case, brought the dip net! As it turned out, this round was another tough go. Caught one little Striped Bass on an Olive Near Deere and had something really nice strike the Clouser Minnow but it threw the hook without us getting a glimpse of it. All we had was video of something putting a nice bend in the rod. Switching to Shad was tough as well. After several unsuccessful attempts, finally figured out how to catch Shad with the dip net: Toss the dip net out about 6 feet from us. Then, scrape the algae off the rock we are standing on. Shortly after, the Shad would start feeding on the algae as it drifted in the current. Soon as they hover over the net, we pull up and catch 2 to 4 Shad. Note: Lesson

  Another report from PK!     Retrieved from http://texasfishingforum.com/forums   robert hunter: Strippers on a rampage today! Let me tell you wading was a great deal mor difficult with a generator running today. But the water is very clear so was able to safely navigate through it to one of my favorite positions. I added a third split shot and actually started out with the eight today which I have not taken recently. Shortly into the outing I caught a split shot right at the tip very easy fix but end of the day for the eight. So it was back to the old trusty four lol. I still had a size 6 on it and immediately went to pounding the Sandbass every cast. But seeing as I had been on a fairly consistent striper action I put three big split shot on and a size 2 clouser and I started chunking and ducking haha. I managed 25 to 30 striper today a lot of them very good size my go pro battery was dying so left the

Another Vlog filmed in the field. This round we decided on a quick trip to Celebration Park to try some Micro Fishing with the two-piece Micro Flyrod. Started out using small fishing flies – Rainbow Warrior and an Olive Midge, but later switched to a Guadalupana . While catching the little Bluegill, we noticed larger fish chasing baitfish in the shallows. Hoping for a chance at hooking one, tied on a Guadalupana. Caught a Bluegill soon after and then had a surprise when a Bruiser Catfish took the fishing fly and ran the reel to the backing. The Micro Flyrod did well and we were able to land the Catfish – estimated about 18″ in length. Fun stuff on ultralight gear! PS: Posted the Catfish on the Fishing Bulletin Board !

Liking this report from Dinosaur Valley State Park!   Glitchmo: Dinosaur Valley Bassing I wrote this for another forum, so many of you guys probably know all this, but... If you guys can check my species IDs, I would appreciate it. Also I just discovered that there's a max number of img links/post here. Good to know. My girlfriend Christina and I headed over to Dinosaur Valley State Park, which sits astride the Paluxy River. DVSP's major claim to fame is the plethora of preserved dinosaur prints found throughout the limestone riverbed. There are two kinds of tracks, some from Acrocanthosaurs (like a small T-rex) which are shown below. There are also some from Sauroposeidon (a small apatosaur) but these prints look mostly like round depressions in the mud, so they didn't photo well. The Paluxy river's other claim to fame (or at least my source of interest) was as an excellent bass fishing riv

Had a request from a Reader asking us about the fly fishing presentations we use. We looked at past videos of trout fishing trips to the Blue River, Lower Mountain Fork, Turner Falls, and Possum Kingdom and collated short clips into the video posted below. The video shows examples of what has worked for us in the past; however, we are prepared to adjust to a given situation as needed to catch fish! Once the Trout Stocking Season starts, will plan to create a follow-up video that better illustrates the fly fishing presentations we use when fishing for Rainbow Trout!

Liking this report from Possum Kingdom's Tailrace!   FWBanger: Stinky fun I fished the Brazos below PK this morning and I smelled the water long before I saw it. It seemed as though they built the dam out of rotten eggs however the fish were definitely biting. I managed one LMB and around 30 stripers and sandies. I only kept one for dinner, "waste not, want not." Most of them were caught on a new super secret one of a kind fly that was hand-tied by a blind voodoo shaman in the dark jungle of Arizona. It took me two years to learn his language so I could translate the name of the fly into english. As best I can pronounce tell it is pronounced; olive wooly booger. Retrieved from http://texasfishingforum.com/forums    

Another great report from Denison Dam…. texoma1231: Below the Dam at Texoma September 15, 2016 Fished below the dam at Texoma yesterday. They were running only one generator and that creates an advantage for the Texas side and especially for fly fishing. The fish were only 40 feet or so from the bank. I am guessing but I think that these fish were 3 to 3 1/2 lbs. I caught and released 12 total and some could have been bigger but not by much. Water quality is improving but still not where it should be. It will only get better. Fish were very healthy and in good condition. Fly of choice was a small white bait fish. It can be seen in the photos. No weight on the fly. If you are just learning how to fly fish, this is a great opportunity to have some success as the fish are (were)in easy casting distance from the bank. Great fighting fish for anyone to catch!!!! Tight Lines   Retrieved from http://texasfishingforum.com/forums

 This round decided to fish Bethany Creek Pond for Vlog #8.  Bite was steady with lots of Bluegill going for our fishing flies. Tried different ones but finally settled on a White Near Deere in size 10. Decided on white because it was easy to see in the water and watch fish strike it. Caught over 20 fish – mainly Bluegill but did get two bass! One was a little fingerling Bass; the other went about 13″. Had a fun time fishing… even had a little excitement when a water snake went for one of the Bluegill as we brought in. Did not get video of the snake going for the Bluegill but did get some action shots on the next cast when it went for the White Near Deere. Shortly after, a Bluegill took the fishing fly, and then the snake went for the Bluegill. Did get video of it!

Great info for PK! robert hunter: Re: Flies for Brazos River below PK? I'll be honest you will have a whole lot more fun and put a lot less to wear and tear on your arm taking the 4 weight. plain white buggers,whitebuggers buggers with a little bit of flash white Zonker's,the only thing I've used all year up there sz 6 chartuse and white clouser. Mylar poppers have been getting serious attention on the surface recently from the striper and sandbass with the cooling Weather. If you have only one split shot and you think your deep enough put on another split shot because you're probably not the fish have been feeding on the bottom except for the ones attracted to the surface with poppers. If you are not getting hung up every once in a while you're not deep enough. A full sink or sink tip line would be very handy right now. Good luck hope you do well. Retrieved from http://texasfishingforum.com/forums  

Liking this report from the Coast!   karstopo: Surfside Beach Surf Most years, I try to get in several wade fishing sessions in the Surf during the summer around Freeport. This year it has been tough to find the time, but I did a get little window this afternoon. Water was super clear, 3 feet plus of visiblity, and the wind was light out of the southeast but it didn't stay light for long. I waded out to the second bar and fished the 5 foot deep gut inland from the bar. Casting in the waist deep surf is a little bit of a chore, especially with the 7'6" 7-8wt Cabelas CGR, but that what I had at the ready and the breakers didn't bother me until later when the wind got up. A little rip current had formed and that is where I found some trout feeding. For a time, almost every cast got an eat. I tossed a chartreuse over white Steve Farrar baitfish at them. This one was lightly weighted to ride point up, sort of a test for this variation

We hosted another Live Stream Q&A Session on YouTube this evening. Below is the archived episode. Lesson learned from last Q&A is the down time or lag while waiting for questions leads to long pauses in the session. Thos round, we used yesterday’s trip to Denison Dam to keep things more lively. We did have a couple of viewers watch the live session, and we did have one viewer ask a couple of questions. So far, the second beta test appears to be a success. We do need to work on the video sound; lots of background noise from the river and what we think is the power lines. Will see what we can do to improve on it next round!

Fished Denison Dam this round. Started around 8AM and went to 2:45PM, stopping when they started generating. Caught little Stripers lurking in the runs and pools using a Near Deere. Fished for them for about an hour, and then decided to try for the bigger fish. Slower day compared to the last two trips to Denison. Still had fun catching a Buffalo and one Keeper Striper that went just over 20″. Also, broke off on something big! Video still in the works but gotta watch the Dallas game so a slight delay in getting it edited and posted. GO COWBOYS!   Back at the casa from #denisondam #texoma 1 Keeper #stripedbass went just over 20″… having a #beer to chill before cooking it! A photo posted by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Sep 11, 2016 at 2:43pm PDT

Yesterday, we finally hosted a YouTube Live Stream Session. We had tried hosting one several times in the past but had to end the sessions unexpectedly when we lost internet connection. This round we used an ethernet cable instead of a WiFi connection; we believe that made the difference! Going forward, we plan to host more Live Stream Sessions as Q&A forum for Readers to join and chat with us on YouTube! Embedded is the edited version of yesterday’s session. For best viewing, we suggest watching the video on a PC instead of a tablet or mobile device. We added links and comments using YouTube’s annotations feature which only works on PCs. Do check it out and if you have additional questions, let us know via the comments function of this post, or email us at COAF.Weblog@Live.com!

Question from one of our Readers: What was the fly line we used with our Cabelas TLR Switch Rod in a 6 weight? Answer: We used Rio’s InTouch Switch Chucker Fly Line in the 5 weight. This was the rating that Rio’s line selector app recommended specifically for our Switch Rod. It is a line weight less that the Switch Rod’s weight rating but our understanding is for 5 and 6 weight rated rods the rating can vary by manufacturer. At first we were hesitant in going with the 5 weight line but after using it in the field, we were glad to have gone with Rio’s recommendation. For ease of reference, here is a link to the fly line on Amazon:

Enjoyed a morning walk on a “Non-Labor Day”… like to use this term for today since we are not working today. While on the walk, checked out a pond and its feeder creek for any fish. Did not see any fish in the pond but noticed a number of Bluegill and Bass lurking in the feeder creek. No fishing this round; did get a couple of videos and posted them below!   On a walk today. Saw some #Bass and #Bluegill in a feeder creek! A video posted by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Sep 5, 2016 at 9:45am PDT   A little further on a walk, see more #bass and #bluegill in the feeder creek! A video posted by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Sep 5, 2016 at 9:49am PDT

One Keeper…. This round we went back to Denison Dam Saturday morning for another go at Striped Bass. The generation schedule showed no planned generations until around 12:45PM. So, by the time we started fishing, we had at least three solid hours to fish the pools and runs! InTouch Switch Chucker Last week we picked up a Lamson Waterworks Liquid 4 reel from Cabelas. After a little research on which fly line to use, we went with Rio’s InTouch Switch Chucker line in a 5wt per Rio’s line selection app! Had to order online and wait about a week. While we waited for the fly line to arrive, we fished the 8wt Switch Rod on local ponds to practice casting. Even better, we caught a few fish while practicing… then, Friday the new fly line arrived, and in no time, we had it spooled on to the fly reel. The bite was steady but the Striped Bass were little. Also, we did catch a few Longear when we changed from a Clouser Minnow to a Near Deere. We had caught one little Striped Bass with a Bead Chai

Always good to  get reports from the Lake Lavon Fishing Team!   They now seem to be on a regular schedule of turning on the water at 12:40 pm and turning it off at 5:00 pm on weekdays. The stripers are beginning to school some beginning around noon, but they really turn on when the siren blows signalling the start of generating. They will stay up busting the top for 20-30 minutes and you can have a lot of fun fishing from shore on the Texas side during that time period because they are schooling right next to the shore. Sometimes they will also feed on top right after they turn the water off. They will hit topwater pencil poppers with abandon while they are schooling! I think the siren causes a vibration in the water which causes the shad to start moving and the stripers are ready and waiting for them. Get up there and have some fun, guys!!   Regards, The Lake Lavon Fishing Team.   Retrieved from http://forum.lakelavonfishing.com